Forest Scrub-Robin (Tychaedon leucosticta)

Other Scientific Names
Cercotrichas leucosticta [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Other Names (World)
Forest Scrub-Robin, Northern Bearded Scrub-robin, Moustached Scrub-robin, Western Bearded Robin, Gold Coast Scrub-robin (nominate), Colls's Ground Robin (collsi), Forest Scrub Robin

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sharpe, 1883)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From 40 - 1,600 m.

Range (Guide)

Angola, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], C�te dIvoire, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Uganda.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (14)...)

Forest Scrub Robin (Cercotrichas leucosticta) [XC736384]
by Brendan Sloan from Bughendera, Bundibugyo, Western Region, Uganda (song)

Forest Scrub Robin (Cercotrichas leucosticta) [XC814985]
by Brendan Sloan from Konda (near Moma), Conda, Kwanza-Sul, Angola (song)

Subspecies
Genus often merged into Cercotrichas. Has been thought to form a superspecies with Bearded Scrub-Robin (Tychaedon quadrivirgata), Miombo Scrub-Robin (Tychaedon barbata) and Brown Scrub-Robin (Tychaedon signata), and all recently separated by some authors in genus Tychaedon.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

colstoni Tye, 1991 - Sierra Leone (Kambui Hills) and Liberia.
leucosticta (Sharpe, 1883) - Ivory Coast and Ghana.
collsi (Alexander, 1907) - South-eastern Central African Republic, north-eastern DRCongo and western Uganda.
reichenowi (Hartert, 1907) - Huila Escarpment, in western Angola.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Forest Scrub-Robin (Tychaedon leucosticta) - 7 files

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